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I gave you a link to a survey which showed Hayworth's negatives were too high to overcome and that Palin's endorsement may have accounted for a 1-5% difference, but still not enough to account for the beating Hayworth took. I can search for it again if you'd like.

While I don't doubt there is a survey out there that backs what you're stating here, some things really don't make much sense to me if it accurately depicts the political real estate at the time in question.

If Palin's endorsement only accounted for a 1 to 5% difference, then why did Hayworth's trailing figures increase from around 7 to 10% to over 20% in about five weeks directly after she gave it?

If her endorsement only accounted for 1 to 5%, why did McCain spend millions to air it for over five months?

If Hayworth's negatives were really out of control, why did McCain have to outspend him by over ten to one? Why did Palin have to misrepresent McCain before the Tea Party?

If Hayworth't negatives were really out of control, why did a number of Republican office holders have to pile on?

There were two or three main issues with Hayworth, and yet I am supposed to believe that over one hundred issues concerning McCain left him with lower negatives?

Bottom line, Palin was wrong to endorse McCain. But she shouldn't have endorsed Hayworth, either.

While I agree regarding McCain, it is without question that Hayworth was better than McCain, and thus the candidate we wanted in the Senate. We certainly didn't want a Democrat to win the seat.

Rintense, I know there were some issues with Hayworth, but Hayworth was solid on the issues. I watched that guy for years, and never saw him come down on the wrong side of an issue. I can't watch McCain for a single week without seeing him destroy us on one issue or another.

As for 'Anyone but Obama', count me out. Glad we have common ground on that.

I'm glad about that too, and as that philosophy applies to McCain vs Hayworth, I really don't see the same type of reasoning at all.

Would Hayworth be representing your state better than McCain right now? Absolutely. Would he be representing the nation better? Absolutely.

He wouldn't have traveled to Libya to back the rebels. McCain is the Muslim Brotherhood's best friend. He might just as well be Obama's spokes-person with regard to his Libyan policy.

Huge mistake IMO.